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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCPS has a responsibility to build for future enrollment.  So yeah, some buildings are not at capacity now, but will be in the future.  Just look at population projections for the next 5-10 years.

DCPCS doesn't have that same responsibility.   They can accept what they have space for and don't have to take anyone else.

If DCPS gives away a bunch of their buildings, then where are they going to build into?  As far as I can tell, no charter wants a 5 year lease on a run down building.[/quote]

If trends continue, 40-50% of that projected growth - will want to attend charter schools.

No one is askign DCPS to 'give away' the buildings - most that ever happens are 10-20 year leases. [/quote]

[b]I think at the boundary review process, we were looking at projected DCPS growth - not charters.[/b]  So charter schools will need to look for new buildings too.  Why is that DCPS problem?[/quote]

No, the boundary review process looked at the projected growth of school-aged children living in DC.  [/quote]

So, it might be pretty reasonable for DC to aim to give 6 of the 12 buildings to charters, and 6 to DCPS...? Agree that DCPS might want to open more schools in future, e.g. the new Urban Prep. So let's see the city give half to the charters - seems fair to me!

Also whoever said charters are not looking to rehab vacant/crumbling buildings - that's not true. Otherwise charters have to build a new site from scratch at $10-20 million at LEAST, or have to lease from a private facility which is generally not optimal (in terms of adequate space/design etc for student learning). If they can renovate a building, they are spending dramatically less - and a lot less than DCPS is spending on facilities rehab.

My guess is that many of these charters with very long waiting lists would be growing to 2nd sites, or middle school or high school, if they had a path to access public facilities.[/quote]

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